We are but a speck.

Posted on January 17, 2009 by sheila| 13 Comments

This is truly AMAZING. Thanks to my friend Joanne who emailed me this. I had to post it because it really is fascinating! Especially in the way it is presented. 
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I CERTAINLY THOUGHT THIS WAS ENLIGHTENING.   BEYOND OUR SUN … IT’S A BIG UNIVERSE.
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Antares is the 15th brightest star in the sky.  It is more than 1000 light years away.  Now how big are you?

Now try to wrap your mind around this…..This is a hubble telescope ultra deep field infrared view of countless ‘entire’ galaxies…billions of light years away.
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Below is a close up of one of the darkest regions of the photo above.
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HUMBLING, ISN’T IT? 
Be happy…..and don’t sweat the small stuff!

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13 Responses to We are but a speck.

  1. jenn | January 17, 2009 at 12:07 am |

    Very cool.

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  2. AmyG | January 17, 2009 at 10:28 am |

    Very Neat!

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  3. mrsbear | January 17, 2009 at 10:29 am |

    I’ve seen this before too, it definitely provides some perspective. We are but a speck on a speck, my friend. Have a great Saturday. ;)

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  4. debbie | January 17, 2009 at 12:16 pm |

    I’m afraid to think about this too much. Next thing you know you will tell me that all of those celestial bodies are not revolving around me.

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  5. DaisyDeadhead | January 17, 2009 at 12:50 pm |

    Earth is about the size of one of Jupiter’s moons…if we were on Jupiter’s moon, then Jupiter would take up the whole sky!

    As a kid, once saw an illustration of that in a science book (how the sky would look if we were standing on Jupiter’s moon) and it scared me to death! haha.

    Awesome graphics.

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  6. Cascia @ Healthy Moms | January 18, 2009 at 9:27 am |

    Wow, that is amazing. I guess we are just a little speck.

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  7. VeRonda | January 18, 2009 at 7:49 pm |

    Hey Sheila… yeah, I’ve seen this before, but it’s still amazing the second time. For me, it’s actually a weird feeling when you see the relevancy of things.

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  8. john waire | January 19, 2009 at 9:12 am |

    very happy indeed!

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  9. Rach (Heart of Rachel) | January 19, 2009 at 10:09 am |

    Amazing how the world we live in is just a speck in space. Yes, very humbling indeed.

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  10. Melanie | January 20, 2009 at 9:44 am |

    Wow. That is so amazing. Definitely very humbling.

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  11. Jannie Funster | January 21, 2009 at 2:32 pm |

    Geez Louise, to say the least it’s humbling. One freaking big bunch o space out there past our computers.

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  12. Jenna @ Newlyweds | January 22, 2009 at 1:37 pm |

    Wow, if that don’t make one feel small!!!

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  13. Upstatemomof3 | February 4, 2009 at 11:04 am |

    It truly is amazing the kind of perspective you can get by looking beyond your small little world.

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